Paze, an online wallet still in development, will be available to merchants using GoDaddy Inc.’s Web services. Paze is available for testing to select U.S. businesses on the GoDaddy platform. In March, at the announcement of Paze, Early Warning Services LLC, its developer, said full availability would arrive this autumn, …
Read More »Worldpay’s Transit Move And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/10/23
The processor Worldpay said it will work with Masabi, a provider of technology for transit-fare payments, to offer an EMV platform for what the pair call “transit agencies of all sizes.” Health-care payments specialist RevSpring unveiled new features of its Engage IQ platform that includes updated messaging, the ability to use graphics in email …
Read More »Slake’s Delivery App Supports Crypto Payments; Visa’s Billions in Crypto Volume Since 2021
Slake IT LLC on Monday launched a food-delivery app that enables consumers to pay for orders using cryptocurrency in addition to credit cards. The company, which is supporting the Ethereum platform to enable crypto payments, has partnered with drivers of multiple food-delivery companies, including DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub, to …
Read More »Pricing Rules Are at the Heart of a New Class-Action Lawsuit Against PayPal
A new lawsuit filed Thursday against PayPal Holdings Inc. alleges the online powerhouse uses illegally anticompetitive policies that increase costs for consumers. Filed by Hagens Berman, a law firm that specializes in class-action litigation, the suit contends that PayPal prohibits merchants that work with it to offer pricing discounts when …
Read More »Small-Screen Shopping Set To Dominate 2023 Holiday Spending
One of the first forecasts for the upcoming 2023 holiday shopping period predicts that mobile devices will overtake desktop ones for e-commerce for the first time. Adobe Inc., in its Nov. 1-to-Dec. 31 holiday-shopping forecast, released Thursday, forecasts that U.S. online holiday sales will reach $221.8 billion, a 4.8% increase …
Read More »PayPal Makes Good on Its Apple Pay Card Vow
Almost a year after vowing to make its PayPal- and Venmo-branded credit and debit cards available in Apple Wallet, PayPal Holdings Inc. has come through on that promise. With the move, announced Wednesday, eligible PayPal and Venmo cards can be added to Apple Wallet by tapping the “Add Debit or …
Read More »Eye on AmEx: PayNearMe Adds Accertify’s Anti-Fraud Tech for iGaming; A New Gold Business Card
PayNearMe Inc. is beefing up the fraud-fighting capabilities of its MoneyLine iGaming and sports-betting platform via an integration with Accertify Inc., a subsidiary of American Express Co. The integration will enable iGaming and sports-betting operators to reduce fraudulent withdrawals from iGaming accounts by confirming an accountholder’s identity prior to a …
Read More »Nuvei Works With Solutions By Text for Embedded Bill Pay And Gains a Footprint in China
Solutions by Text is adding embedded bill-payment capabilities to its FinText messaging and payments platform. Consumers will now be able to pay bills through the FinText platform without leaving the platform’s Web site or mobile app, which creates a more convenient payment experience, the company says. Transactions will be processed …
Read More »SpotOn Retreats From Stadiums to Focus on the Restaurant POS Market
Count one less competitor in the market for advanced point-of-sale technology at stadiums. Shift4 Payments Inc. has agreed to buy SpotOn Transact Inc.’s sports and entertainment business for $100 million in a move that beefs up Shift4’s position in the burgeoning stadium market and marks a retreat by SpotOn from …
Read More »TNS Lines up 1,500 ATMs Contract And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/29/23
U.S.-based network-management company Transaction Network Services said its technology will manage connectivity for Spain-based Euro Automatic Cash, a network of 1,500 ATMs. Tiptap, a donation platform, said it will enable Visa member financial institutions to offer customers a platform to make small donations to community charities while they are performing routine banking …
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